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It's MagicSat, 01 Aug 2015 18:01:59 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1M-Net Movies Romance Song & Dance Festivalhttp://mnet.dstv.com/singing-dancing-m-net-movies/
http://mnet.dstv.com/singing-dancing-m-net-movies/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 08:00:22 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=27774This month M-Net Movies celebrates musicals and dance movies with our All Singing All Dancing Festival. With Idols SA currently airing on M-Net, no time could be more apt. Check out the song and dance M-Net Movies has lined up for you this August.

]]>Every movie has a soundtrack, but the musical elevates its use to the next level and turns it into a genre. Stories are punctuated with song; and on rare occasions, told entirely through song. Many musicals include dance as well, and the latter medium has expanded into its own genre.

This month M-Net Movies celebrates musicals and dance movies with the M-Net Movies Romance Song & Dance Festival in association with We Are Your Friends, a new movie starring Zac Efron. With Idols SAcurrently airing on M-Net, no time could be more apt. Check out the song and dance M-Net Movies Romance 107 has lined up for you this August.

]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/singing-dancing-m-net-movies/feed/0Spy Festival on M-Net Movies Showcasehttp://mnet.dstv.com/spy-festival-m-net-movies-showcase/
http://mnet.dstv.com/spy-festival-m-net-movies-showcase/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 07:15:30 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28560Spy movies have been around since the beginning of the 20th century and this month M-Net Movies Showcase 108 is paying homage to the genre with a line up of fun films. The Recruit Saturday 1 August at 20:00 Spy Kids 2 August at 18:28 The Sum of All Fears 2 August at 20:00 The […]

]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/spy-festival-m-net-movies-showcase/feed/0Quick Questions with the Cast of Suitshttp://mnet.dstv.com/quick-questions-cast-suits/
http://mnet.dstv.com/quick-questions-cast-suits/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 07:00:41 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28461It's Thursday, which means we get to look forward to another episode of Suits Season 5 at 19:30 on M-Net, before the next episode airs Express from the U.S. tomorrow morning at 02:30.

]]>It’s Thursday, which means we get to look forward to another episode of Suits Season 5 at 19:30 on M-Net, before the next episode airs Express from the U.S. tomorrow morning at 02:30.

We’re big fans of the TV show, and we know you are too, so if you can’t get enough of Harvey, Mike and the gang then check out these awesome interviews with the cast members.

They’re asked a series of questions and have to answer as quickly as possible. Pay particular attention to Rick Hoffman’s (who plays Louis Litt) reply about the sexiest accent in the world: we felt quite proud when we heard it.

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]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/quick-questions-cast-suits/feed/0Coming up on Suits Season 5 Episode 6http://mnet.dstv.com/coming-suits-season-5-episode-6/
http://mnet.dstv.com/coming-suits-season-5-episode-6/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 18:30:19 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28473Harvey's still having a hard time in Suits Season 5. Make sure you miss none of the drama in Episode 6, titled Privilege, airing Express from the U.S. at 02:30 on Friday morning.

]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/coming-suits-season-5-episode-6/feed/0Happy Birthday Will Wheaton!http://mnet.dstv.com/happy-birthday-will-wheaton/
http://mnet.dstv.com/happy-birthday-will-wheaton/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 07:30:11 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28398Fans of The Big Bang Theory will recognise Will Wheaton as the guy who plays…Will Wheaton. But long before his recurring role as himself in the hit TV series, Wheaton found fame in the coming of age drama Stand By Me and infamy as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

]]>Fans of The Big Bang Theory will recognise Will Wheaton as the guy who plays…Will Wheaton. But long before his recurring role as himself in the hit TV series, Wheaton found fame in the coming-of-age drama Stand By Me and infamy as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Today is his birthday and although he looks a lot younger, he’s actually 43! M-Net Movies will be celebrating tonight with a double bill of The Big Bang Theory, because even though we love movies as much as Sheldon does, we make lots of time for TV too.

So raise your glass of Virgin Cuba Libre and toast Will Wheaton with these ten facts.

1. Will loves beer so much, he brews his own at home.

2. Like many actors he started his career by appearing in commercials – one of which was for Jell-O Pudding Pops with Bill Cosby.

3. He loves playing poker and has participated in the World Poker Tour Championships.

4. It’s no wonder Will fits so well into The Big Bang Theory: he loves playing video games and Dungeons and Dragons.

5. However, unlike the nerdy characters in The Big Bang Theory, Will likes sports and supports ice hockey team Los Angeles Kings and the baseball team, LA Dodgers.

6. Besides acting, he’s also talented at…juggling!

7. Acting, juggling and playing games aren’t his only pastimes. He also blogs, writes and does plenty of voice work – especially for video games.

8. His full name is Richard William Wheaton.

9. He’s not only appeared as a version of himself on screen, but also in a comic book called PS 238.

10. He married in 1999. His wife already had two sons, and when one was 19 he asked Will to adopt him – which he did.

]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/happy-birthday-will-wheaton/feed/0Coming to M-Net City this Augusthttp://mnet.dstv.com/coming-m-net-city-august/
http://mnet.dstv.com/coming-m-net-city-august/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 06:45:07 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28314There’s an exciting new line up coming to M-Net City this August, including a host of local shows. This also means that some shows will be shuffling around, so check here for new times.

]]>There’s an exciting new line up coming to M-Net City this August, including a host of local shows. This also means that some shows will be shuffling around, so check here for new times for The Doctors and Jerry Springer.

M-Net City still has weekend movies lined up for you as well; and Game of Thrones’ fans will be really happy to hear that all five seasons will be showing weekdays from Monday 3 August at 23:00. If you haven’t yet watched Season 5, or just feel like watching everything all over again, now is your chance.

Without further ado let’s take a look at what you can look forward this August on M-Net City 115.

Sparkling Girls Season 1
Starts Monday 3 August at 17:00
Three housekeepers find fame and fortune when their music goes viral, but a jealous and vindictive singer will do whatever it takes to tear them apart.

The Slap Season 1
Starts Wednesday 19 August at 22:00
A single act changes everyone’s lives in this gripping drama starring Peter Saarsgaard as Hector, whose birthday celebration takes an ugly turn in the series premiere.

]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/coming-m-net-city-august/feed/0Silver Screening: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.http://mnet.dstv.com/silver-screening-man-u-n-c-l-e/
http://mnet.dstv.com/silver-screening-man-u-n-c-l-e/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 17:15:48 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=27657Be amongst the first, lucky few to see The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on 13 August 2015, before its official release in cinemas.

]]>Be amongst the first, lucky few to see The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on 13 August 2015, before its official release in cinemas.

Travel back in time to the early 1960s and brace yourself for action and adventure as CIA agents race against time to save the world at the pre-Screening of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., proudly brought to you by M-Net Movies Action Plus and Ster Kinekor Theatres.

Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organisation, which is bent on destabilising the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organisation, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

Be among the first to see The Man from U.N.C.L.E. with M-Net Movies and Ster Kinekor Theatres on Thursday, 13 August 2015 at The Zone, Rosebank and Cradlestone in Johannesburg, The Grove in Pretoria, Gateway in Durban, Baywest in Port Elizabeth and Capegate in Cape Town.

Exciting news for our Zimbabwean and Zambian subscribers, The Man from U.N.C.L.E will also be Pre–Screening for the first time ever at Sam Levy’s in Harare, Zimbabwe and Arcades in Lusaka, Zambia. Do not miss out on this exclusive opportunity!

Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. E-mail confirmation will be sent to the entrants to confirm their ticket allocation. Please note the age restriction is TBC.

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]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/silver-screening-man-u-n-c-l-e/feed/0This Sunday Night: The Maze Runnerhttp://mnet.dstv.com/sunday-night-maze-runner/
http://mnet.dstv.com/sunday-night-maze-runner/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 16:53:53 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28482There’s a new version of dystopia in your Sunday Night Movie, The Maze Runner, on 2 August at 20:05 on M-Net 101 and 20:30 on M-Net Movies Premiere 103.

]]>There’s a new version of dystopia in your Sunday Night Movie, The Maze Runner, on 2 August at 20:05 on M-Net 101 and 20:30 on M-Net Movies Premiere 103.

Based on the young adult novel of the same name by James Dashner, it’s hardly the first dystopian film to hit screens. Its famous forerunners include cult hits such as Soylent Green, Blade Runner and Dark City.

The Maze Runner centres on a group of teenagers in a dystopian future, and it’s not the first of its kind either – just cast your mind back to movies such as Divergent, The Hunger Games and The Giver.

So what makes a movie dystopian? The term itself is a derivate of the word utopia – but instead of a perfect world, you get the complete opposite. Within the story of this chaotic world you will usually find that propaganda is used to control society; freedom of speech is limited to non-existent, and thinking or acting outside the box in any way or form is frowned upon at best and punishable at worst.

In The Maze Runner teenagers have their memories wiped before being dumped in a giant labyrinth. Thomas is one of these teenagers, and shortly after his arrival is promoted to Runner status – patrolling the maze for a probable escape route. The young protagonist is played by Dylan O’Brien, whom you might recognise from Teen Wolf.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, from hit rom-com Love Actually and everyone’s favourite fantasy show Game of Thrones, lends support. You’ll also spot Will Poulter from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and We’re the Millers; as well as Kaya Scodelario, who is slated to appear in the latest instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean.

With these intrepid survivors you won’t want to be left behind. Go on the run this Sunday night, 2 August, in The Maze Runner at 20:05 on M-Net 101 and 20:30 on M-Net Movies Premiere 103.

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]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/sunday-night-maze-runner/feed/0The Next Big Thing on M-Nethttp://mnet.dstv.com/next-big-thing-m-net/
http://mnet.dstv.com/next-big-thing-m-net/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 10:07:15 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28431Are you ready for the next big thing to hit M-Net? Power Couple South Africa is coming soon to M-Net and we guarantee that spark will fly. Just check out this teaser to get a taste of what's to come.

]]>Are you ready for the next big thing to hit M-Net? Power Couple South Africa is coming soon to M-Net and we guarantee that sparks will fly. Just check out this teaser to get a taste of what’s to come.

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]]>http://mnet.dstv.com/next-big-thing-m-net/feed/0Britain’s Got Talent S9 Behind the Sceneshttp://mnet.dstv.com/britains-got-talent-s9-behind-the-scenes/
http://mnet.dstv.com/britains-got-talent-s9-behind-the-scenes/#commentsTue, 28 Jul 2015 07:00:09 +0000http://mnet.dstv.com/?p=28302Has Britain still got talent? Tune into M-Net at 18:30 from Wednesday 29 July and find out what the have to offer.

]]>It started in 2007 and it’s still going strong. On Wednesday 29 July at 18:30, the ninth season of Britain’s Got Talent will bring you the laughter, the tears and, of course, the buzzer.

To bide your time until the Season 9 premiere, we have some awesome behind-the-scenes snaps for you to look at and get you excited for the talent show’s return.

Singer and model Alesha Dixon joined the judging panel in Season 6, and returns this season looking as stunning as ever.

Even Simon Cowell needs to get his make up done, and he looks perfectly calm and poised. He probably saves his infamous critique for his time on the panel. Cowell is renowned as a talent show host, and has been with Britain’s Got Talent since its inception.

Actress and singer Amanda Holden has also been with the show from the start.

Actor and comedian David Walliams, joined the show as a judge in 2012, at the same time as Alesha.

Two more veterans of the show are the presenters Ant and Dec. Their fame skyrocketed back in the late ’80s with the children’s television show Byker Grove, and they have since worked together as a presenting duo on shows such as Pop Idol and Britain’s Got Talent.

The judges have arrived and are ready to get back on the panel. Despite looking for Britain’s best and brightest talent, they’re quite the talented, and popular, bunch themselves.

Everything’s in place for another season of this successful show, and we can’t wait to see who graces the stage.

Has Britain still got talent? Tune into M-Net at 18:30 from Wednesday 29 July for the ninth season of this smash-hit show and find out.

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